Partner Blogs
Obama the Talmudist
I often find secular references to the Talmud interesting — and usually off base. The most recent example comes from ...
Blogging Avot: Pillars of the Earth
First off, let me apologize for my weak blogging lately and, particularly, my sporadic posting about Pirkei Avot, which it ...
Body and Dress
Judy Oppenheimer says: Keep that big Jewish Nose! (Forward)World Health Organization estimates 35-40% of Israeli girls 11-16 suffer from an ...
A Blog After My Own Heart
I don’t post here as often as I’d like, mostly because I spend the lion’s share of my time at ...
Duchifat…Gesundheit
If you see a Duchifat in Israel, don’t be alarmed. It’s just the Hebrew word for a Hoopoe, the new ...
Object Origins
Recently Dunkin’ Donuts pulled a television spot featuring talk show host and Food Network personality Rachael Ray after a Fox ...
LGBT Issues
Tomer Kamerling argues that gay pride parades no longer do anything to advance rights of homosexuals in Israel and hence ...
H is for Hydrox
Rejoice 20 and 30 something young Jews! We can now relive our childhood! Hydrox cookies are back on the market ...
NYC Event on the Rwandan Genocide
The Bronfman Youth Fellowships, one of MJL’s partners, is hosting the following event in New York City. RSVP information can ...
Media Matters
Donna Rosenthal gives some examples of the astonishing ignorance of many media figures about Israel. (The Forward) The French Court ...
Hello Again.
Dear Conservative Movement, It’s been a few months since I’ve had to write you a nasty letter, and I was ...
Blogging Avot: Shut Up, Please
Judaism may be a religion of action (mitzvot), but speech — words — are, perhaps, considered equally powerful. In the ...
Make Your Own Mitzvot
“There are 613 mitzvot (commandments from God) that all Jews are supposed to follow. Some of them are easy to ...
Observing Shabbat
A new water tower will allow the Israeli, haredi town of Modi’in Illit to have “completely shomer Shabbos waterâ€?; inhabitants ...
Where’s the Beef?
Much as been written about the ongoing crisis at the AgriProcessors meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa and the repercussions. JTA ...